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A 180-lb man and a 120-lb woman stand at opposite ends of a 300-lb boat, ready to dive, each with a 16-ft/s velocity relative to the boat. Determine the velocity of the boat after they have both dived, if (a) the woman dives first, (b) the man dives first.
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(a)
Find the velocity of the boat
Answer to Problem 13.150P
The velocity of the boat
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The weight of the man
The weight of the woman
The weight of the boat
The relative velocity of the boat
The acceleration due to gravity (g) is
Calculation:
Calculate the mass of the man
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Calculate the mass of the woman
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Calculate the velocity of the boat when woman dives first
Show the free body momentum diagram of the boat system after the woman dives as in Figure (1).
Calculate the velocity of the diving of the woman
Here,
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Calculate the initial momentum
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The final velocity of the woman after diving is zero, so the final momentum of the woman
Calculate the momentum of boat and man after the woman dives using the relation:
Here,
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The expression for principle of conservation of momentum as follows;
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Calculate the velocity of the boat after the man dives
Show the free body momentum diagram of the boat after man dives as in Figure (2).
Calculate the velocity of the diving of the man
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Calculate the initial momentum
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Calculate the momentum of the boat after the woman has dived using the relation:
Calculate the final momentum of the boat after the man has dived
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The expression for the principle of conservation of momentum to the man and boat as follows;
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Therefore, the velocity of the boat
(b)
Find the velocity of the boat
Answer to Problem 13.150P
The velocity of the boat
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The weight of the man
The weight of the woman
The weight of the boat
The relative velocity of the boat
The acceleration due to gravity (g) is
Calculation:
Show the free body momentum diagram of the boat system after the man dives as in Figure (3).
Calculate the velocity of the diving of the man
Here,
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Calculate the initial momentum
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The final velocity of the man after diving is zero, so the final momentum
Calculate the momentum of boat and woman after the man dives using the relation:
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The expression for principle of conservation of momentum to the man as follows;
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Show the free body momentum diagram of the boat after man dives as in Figure (4).
Calculate the velocity of the diving of the woman
Here,
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Calculate the initial momentum
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Calculate the final momentum of the boat after the woman has dived
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Calculate the velocity of the boat after the woman dives
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Therefore, the velocity of the boat
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